Cutting device



Aug. 16, 1932 H. R. SCHUTZ ET AL CUTTING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 18, 1928 Aug. 16, 1932.

H. R. scHuTz ET AL CUTTING DEVICE Filed April 18. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Gum 43,1

Aug. 16, 1932. H. R. SCHUTZ ET AL CUTTING DEVICE Filed April 18,.1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 gwue'ntou Guiana Patented Aug. 16, 1932 3430x1 1 R. scHU'rz AND HARE E. noBINsoN; OF TOPEQQ OH-IQ 'Asstsirens, n: nsnnnssreivmmmsmo LIBnErowENs-FormGLAss :o 1;:u'm-n r, or roLgno, 9319,;

A coRPoBnrIo' or onro This inveiition reletestoedevice edspted" for use in cuttingsheet material, for exl mpl in tt ng roll gl s in after it leaves the rolls and While it'rests on the tables used for carrying the glassto theleeri ing the rolled strip ofgles s into sectionso f-s In the art of manufacturing fist glass, it is desirable to roll out 2p stripofgles's; {vhich is longer thenvcan heconvenientlyf handled in one piece'in the leer; This makes: it necessary topmvide some means of sever size suited to existing leers, It is also dew-,7 simb' le to remove the'ifound'ed ends ofthe rolled strip of glass sothetonly rectangular sections remain, The tools which sre now used for pushingthe glass Sheets into succes sive positions in theleervvill not operate setisf actorily unless the sheets hevie squared e The p rat f thus s ver ng the.

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e ates I r t s As shown in the drawings,1t he invention is associated with the delivery end of seami gmachine 1 and is zidepted to perform the cut-- his 'epe e wa S sessile iflr ii glass leave herells; fAssii iet d. ai 'iizhtjt mung memo i re e e pi i slati e 2 the e s istien oftf j l a1 livei-edin dcQhtiiihous rihboiiifroigf-tlie" ions: The e ables are su p rte 9; wheels, 3 Wins}! cutting"o'f the glessf r not tip olit are disposed transversely above the table in spaced relation to each other and connected attheir ends by frame pieces 14. The cutting element comprises blades 15 secured to opposite faces of a girder 16 which isrein forced by angle bars 17 'The girder 16 is secured at its ends to vertical slides 18, whichries an abutment 24 which is adapted to engage the roller and to advance the cutting element together with the carriage 5 at the same rate of travel as the table. The sheet of glass 25 is fedto the 'table'just before it 1 passes beneath the cutting element. 'Soon after the; cutting element begins to advance with the table, the rollers 21 leave the ends of the tracks 22, permitting the cutting element to drop. I s a i In order to aid in control-ling the up and down movement'of the cutting element, a piston rod 26 is pivotally connected at its lower end, as at 2? to-the lowerend of the slide 18,

and is provlded at its upper end with a piston head 27, Which operates within a cylinder 28 securedto the end 1401" the carriage frame.

Through-a pipe29, compressed air is suplied to the upper end of the cylinder to orce the cutting element'downwardly bya quick movement. This downward movement is checked without. any sudden1shock, by suitable means which, in the present instance,

isrepresented bya spring 30 s'ea'tedwithin' the lower head of the cylinder. To assist in raisingithe cutting'elem ent, compressed air is supplied to the lowerjend of the cylinder through a pipe 31.

j The admission of compressed air first toone end of the cylinder 28 and then .to the other end thereof is controlled by means of a valve 32,the compressed air being supplied from any suitable source through a pipe 33.. When the valve 32 is in the position shown in Fig. 4, it-permits the'compressed air to'flow from v the pipe 33 directly through the pipe 29 into the'upper end of the cylinder so'that it tends to lower the cutting element, while the air in the lower end of the cylinder is permitted to escape through the pipe 31 and anexha-ust pipe 34:. When the'valve 32 is turned 90 to the right from the position shown in Fig. 4, '60

air] is supplied from the pipe 33 through the pipe 31 to the lower end of the cylinder, tending to raise the cutting element, while the pipe 29 is connected directly to the exhaust pipe 34 to permitthe airto escape frointhe upper end of the cylinder. 7 I l I The position of the valve 32 is determined by means of a crank arm 35, which is adapted. to be shifted by means of lugs 36 and 37 projecting from the end 1 1 of the cutter carriage. As the carriageis advanced from the position shown in Fig. '5, the lug 36 engages one end of the crank arm 35 to shift the latter to the position shown in dotted lines, thus shifting the valve to a position to admit the compressed air to the lower end of the cylinder and to raise the cutting element. As the carriagereturns, the lug 36 passes the end of the crank arm 35. The rear end of the lug 36'is'inclined, as shown at 38, to make sure that the valve will not be shifted by the lug 36 upon its return movement. The lug 37, however, projects a greater distance from the end of the carriage than does the lug 36, and engages the end of the crank arm 35 to shift the valve as the knife carriage reaches the end of its reverse movement; This shifting to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, causes compressed air to be admitted to the upper end of the cylinder and causes the air to be exhausted from the lower end thereof. Thus, the cutting element is urged downwardly, but is still held in raised position, with the knives above the sheet 25, by the engagement of the roller 21 with the track 22. The cutting element is held in this position until the roller 20 is engaged by the projection24 on the next table. f

' After the cutter carriage begins its advance and the rolle'r 21 leaves the track 22, the cutting element drops, its downward movement being, cushioned by the' engagement of the piston 27 with the cushion 30. After the cutting element has dropped, the roller 21 at each side of the carriage "is free and the roller 25 engaged only by the abutment 24.

In order to properly control the knife, in case the compressed air fails toperformthis function, it is advisable to provide a cam track46, which is in position to be engaged by the roller 21, and which is inclined up Wardly and forwardly until it reaches a higher level than that of the track 22. When this point is reached, theroller 2O rides over the upper end of the abutment :24 and permits the carriage to return to its initial position. The upward movement of the cutting element and the maintenance of the same in its uppermost position will be aided by the action of the compressed air in thelower ends of the cylinders. The'corresponding ends of the two cylinders may be connected by a pipe, as indicated at 53, Fig. 2, to equalize the pressure.

--In' order to provide the force necessary for returningthe carriage to its initial posi tion, a cable 17 is attached to each side of the carriage and; passes rearwardly about a sheave48,which is mounted on a stud 49 secured to the rear stand 9. .The cable extends thence forwardly over a sheave .50 similarly mounted on the front stand 9. The front end of the cable carries a weight 51. As the carriage advances with the table, therefore, the cable is drawn forwardly with the carriage, raising the weight 51. It is to be understood that there is a weight 51 at each side of the carriage and these weights are sufiicient to return the carriage to its initial position as soon as it is released. A yieldable bufier 52 is attached to the end of the frame in position to stop the carriage at the completion of its return movement. a

The broken lines at 28, Fig. 1, indicate approximately the position of the cylinder when the valve 32 is shifted to direct the pressure against the lower face of the piston head 27. The broken, lines at 528 indicate approximately the position of the cylinder when the carriage begins its return movement. p

It is to be noted that the cutting element comprises two downwardy divering blades 15 which are secured to the divergent faces of the lower portion 39'of the girder 16. These blades 15, as the cutting element descends, are brought into shearing engagement with ledger blades 10 secured to the adjacent ends of the tables.

For adjusting the engagement of the blades 1.5 with the ledger'blades, a spreader 41 is adjustably supported by screws 43, the upper edge of the spreader being guided within a channelil. formed in the lower edge of the extended portion 39 of thegirder. As the cutting element descends, a narrow'strip 44 is cut from the glass sheet 25, leaving the adjacent edges of the sheets square. The faces 45 of the blades 44 diverge downwardly so as to leave suflicient cl arance to permit the waste strip 4 1 to drop downwardly into a pan 46 secured for that purpose beneath the end of one of the tables.

The sudden downward movement of the cutting element, and the construction of the latter, insures a quick, clean shearing action and this action is rendered smooth and uniform by reason of the inclinationv of the blades 15. The movement of the cutting element is greatly facilitated by the pneumatic means acting through the medium of the piston 27. The forward movement of the table advances the carriage in unison therewith, and by raising the weights 51, serves to store up the necessary energy for returning the carriage to its initial position.

While we have shown and described the present construction in considerable detail, it is to be understood that this is only for the purpose of illustration, and that various modifications may be made therein without any material departure from the scope of the invention as claimed.

lVhat we claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a travelling table for supporting material to be cut, a carriage supported for travel above thetable, meansiformoving: the c rri ge for connected o t e el ent, vertical;

cylinder in which said pistonis-guided, pressure supply p pe with bran he l Lem-l1 ing, r spe ively,tethenpper dlewer ends ofthe cylindega valvecontrolling said prese suppbza d means. on said carriage, for shifting the valve to direetthe; pressureinto; thenpper end 10-1? the cylin e during-theme 7 par of he d ance of t e ca riage and then directing a the pressure into the. 10 mar end of he; ylin r-.,.

:2;- 111 a d ce c ra er des rib d; a travellingtable for supporting. material.

otbe out, ca iag sunpe d. f r. t av above thfl. table, means for; moving the car r a-ge o rd y predet mnined e ationto.

the-table, a cutting element guided for ver- 7 tical movement with respect to the carriage a pistonconnec'ted to the cuttin'g element and u ded; .for. vertical movement, means. for

supplying pnuem atic j pressure, means includduring the, movement gofthe carriage.

: ;3.-; The g om ina ionz of; a cu ng: element 7 comprising a supporting member, blades so cured to and diverging downwardly from, said. supporting member,- adju table mea sv v ryin e angl of. div rgen end.

meansfor movingsaid cuttingelementacross; a, sh b Q e 1 Pl-me P P-QHd Q fiar tosaid sheet. 1

The c mhi atidn f a cu ing! e em nt:

comprising a supporting member with op; 'positel-y xii-. p e w .dewnw ird v dive g ng faces, blades secured to said faces and ex: tendi g. d wnwardlytherefrom, means fo i g said -.cutt g e eme wross a sheet.

5; In a. device of-the character'described,

a traveling table for supporting material to said slides. to hold the cutting element in raised non-cutting position, means carried by the table and engaging the slides for moving-the carriage and cutting element forwardly in predetermined relation to said table, and means for forcing the cutting element downwardly to out the material upon movement of said slides out of engagement with-said tracks.

6. In a device of the character described,

' a traveling table for supporting material to be cut, a carriage supported for travel above the table, said carriage being provided with opposed guideways, a cutting element extending transversely above the table, slides supporting said cutting element at'its 0pposite ends and movable vertically in said guideways, a roller carried at the lower end of each slide, relatively short horizontal tracks upon which said rollers are supported,

means carried by the table and engaging the slides inwardly of s'aid'rollers for moving the carriage and cutting element forwardly in predetermined relation to said table, and meansfor positively urging the cutting element downwardly when the rollers on said slides are moved out of-engagement with said tracks.

7. In 'a' device of the character described, a traveling table for supporting material to be cut, a carriage supported for travel above the table, means for moving the carriage for warclly for a certain distance in predetermined relation to the table and for then returning the carriage'to its initial position, a

cutting element guided for vertical move 'ment with respect to thefcarriage, a piston connected -to-the cutting element, a vertical cylinder in which said piston is guided, an air pressure supply pipe with branches lead' ing, respectively, to the upper and'lower' ends of the cylinder, a valve controlling said pres- 40 sure supply, and means operable automatically' upon movement of said carriage for shifting the valve to direct the pressure into the upper end of the cylinder during the first part of the advance of the carriage and then directing the pressure into the lower end of thecylinder. a a

In testimony whereof,we' have hereunto signed our names'to this'specification. Y HAROLD R. SCHUTZ.

HARRY E. ROBINSON. 

